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• Upcoming Events - January 2012

  Bird Walk at Tansi  January 7, 8:45 a.m. On January 7, Ed LeGrand will take us on a Tansi Bird Walk.  Meet at Common Ground (405 W. Fourth Street, Crossville) at 8:45 a.m. to carpool to the swimming beach on Lake Tansi.  Ed will bring a spotting scope.  Bring your binoculars and bird books to view over-wintering song birds, and possibly a pair of Bald Eagles that regularly visit Lake Tansi.  The walk will start at 9 a.m.  Ed is a member of the Tennessee Ornithological Society and expert at identifying bird song.  He also does a pretty passable screech owl call.  Tansi residents can meet at the beach at 9 a.m. Tennessee Crane Festival January 14 On January 14, we’ll visit the Sandhill Cranes at the Hiwassee Refuge during The Tennessee Crane Festival. This is the first crane festival sponsored by the Tennessee Ornithological Society to bring awareness to these beautiful birds - slated to be hunted in 2013. The Tennessee Crane Festival will have speakers, events and scopes to spot the cranes, and we might see an endangered Whooping Crane or even a rare Hooded Asian Crane!  Everyone who is interested in joining the group, please be at Common Ground (map located in Calender)  at 10:30 Saturday morning. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Ed LaGrand (931) 788-1846 / elegrand@frontiernet.net.  You may want to bring a snack or bag lunch along with your binoculars and bird book. Your presence at the festival demonstrates that these cranes have a devoted and active following.  If you’d like more information, visit www.tncranefestival.com for details.

  Posted Jan 12, 2012 1:07 PM by Angela Damron

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